ἄλειφαρ
aleiphar
unguent, anointing-oil, oil, fat
Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἄλειφαρ, ατος, τό, (ἀλείφω) A. unguent, anointing-oil, oil, fat, used in funeral sacrifices, Il. 23.170, Od. 3.408, etc.; ἄλειφαρ ἀπὸ κέδρου, ἀπὸ σιλλικυπρίων, oil of cedar, etc., 2.87,94; ἄ. ῥόδινον Mul. 1.74. II. pitch or resin, to seal wine-jars, 7.147.—Cf. foreg.
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